LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — U.S. Census workers have started to drop off questionnaires at the front doors of some homes in Las Cruces and Dona Ana County as part of an effort to target households that don’t receive mail at their physical address. The Census Bureau began hand-delivering materials March 15 but had to
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EL PASO, Texas — With El Paso City Council approving a partnership with UTEP and Texas Tech Health Science Center, officials soon expect the wait time for Covid-19 test results to drop tremendously. “What this will do is expand the physical capacity of that lab and increase the number of machines to do more tests
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A suspect in two killings and a kidnapping in Connecticut has been arrested in Maryland after a six-day manhunt, authorities said. Peter Manfredonia, 23,was taken into custody Wednesday evening in Hagerstown, Maryland, Connecticut State Police tweeted. He was located in the woods by a gas station and was taken into custody without incident, a law
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FABENS, Texas — May graduations have been canceled to prevent the spread of Covid-19, but one photo surfacing on social media shows seniors at Fabens High School not following social distancing guidelines with their celebration. The photo was sent to ABC-7 by a viewer who wrote, “No masks, no social distancing, no care what so
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7 has covered numerous birthday and graduation parades throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but perhaps none more emotional than this one. U.S. Border Patrol agents joined together to parade past 17-year old Katherine Moya’s house to remember her late father, and celebrate her graduation from Burges High School. Her father, Rene Moya,
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Jonathan Steingard, frontman for the Christian rock band Hawk Nelson, has gone public with some personal news. In a recent lengthy post on his Instagram account, the singer shared that he no longer believes in God. “I’ve been terrified to post this for a while – but it feels like it’s time for me to
Continue Reading There’s no trash can in the cramped washroom shared by almost 200 women at the congested Banjara Basti slum in Thane, a satellite city near Mumbai. When women here menstruate, they’ve got two options. They can carry their soiled sanitary napkins to a fetid, overflowing open garbage dump 100 meters (328 feet) away. Or they
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When China announced a 6.6% increase in its military budget last week while cutting substantially in other areas, analysts said it made one thing clear: Beijing senses an increasing security threat and is giving the People’s Liberation Army the military muscle to deal with it. President Xi Jinping followed up the multibillion dollar increase with
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Careful autopsies of 10 African-American victims of coronavirus show their lungs were clogged with blood clots, researchers reported Wednesday. All 10 patients had underlying conditions that have been shown to worsen infection, including high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. But genetic factors could also be at play, the team at LSU Health New Orleans School
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It took less than four months for an unseen enemy to kill 100,000 Americans. That’s almost twice the number of Americans lost during the entire Vietnam War. No one knew how bad the coronavirus pandemic would get when the first known virus-related death happened on February 6. But since then, an average of nearly 900
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Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — A non-profit is teaming up with local businesses to help bring tablets and laptops to people who need them. Free Geek was out at the Pacific Power headquarters in Portland on Wednesday to kick off a device donation drive. They are asking people to
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(Editor’s note: The suspect’s father is a former UTEP football player. Details here.) HARTFORD, Connecticut — A college student sought by police as a suspect in a crime spree including two slayings in Connecticut has been captured, Connecticut State Police said Wednesday night. Peter Manfredonia, 23, had been the subject of a six-day search involving
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK, PA (WPMT) — The 2020 York State Fair has been canceled due to COVID-19 safety concerns, organizers announced Wednesday. It’s the first time since the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that the York Fair has been canceled. The decision was made after a Fair Board meeting on Tuesday,
Continue Reading Disproportionate numbers of Latino Americans are dying from Covid-19, similar to other minority groups, as the coronavirus pandemic continues spreading through the United States, community leaders and U.S. lawmakers said at a town hall Wednesday. “Twenty-five percent of the deaths from coronavirus have been Latinos, in spite of the fact that Latinos are 18% of
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EL PASO, Texas – KVIA ABC-7’s Erik Elken is the new play-by-play man for the UTEP football and men’s basketball streams on ESPN3 and ESPN+, while ABC-7’s Nate Ryan will handle the call for the Miner women’s basketball streams on ESPN+. Elken is the main co-anchor at ABC-7 for the station’s flagship weeknight newscasts. Erik
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Continue Reading Dudley Edmondson has long had to deal with people calling the police on him while out in nature. As a black birdwatcher and professional nature photographer, his presence with a camera can arouse suspicion among white people. He has had people accuse him of being drunk, or on drugs, or taking photos of people’s homes
Continue Reading With his love for video games and petty arguments with his older sister, Jack Rico might seem like any other 13-year-old. But Rico is anything but average: the teenager just graduated with four associate’s degrees — and he did it in just two years. Rico graduated from Fullerton College in California last weekend, making him
Continue Reading That’s one way to escape the coronavirus pandemic. Doug Liman and Tom Cruise are teaming up on a previously announced film that will be shot in space. NASA confirmed to CNN Business earlier this month that Cruise will launch into space for the movie and stay aboard the International Space Station, a multibillion-dollar laboratory that
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Disney World is set to reopen, but is it safe to return to the “most magical place on earth”? Disney CEO Bob Chapek believes so. The Disney resort located in Orlando, Florida plans to reopen on July 11 for its Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom parks and July 15 for EPCOT and Hollywood Studios, the
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas officials fighting to block widespread mail-in voting during the pandemic claimed victory after the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday that a lack of immunity to the coronavirus doesn’t qualify someone to cast a ballot by mail. The decision was unanimous by the Texas Supreme Court, which is stocked with nine Republican
Continue Reading It may be sunny but Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga say it’s gonna be a rainy one. The singers, who have a new song out, “Rain On Me,” partnered with The Weather Channel for a spoof segment. “It was beautiful just yesterday but, oh wow, how things have changed,” Gaga says. “Today, it is pouring
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EL PASO, Texas — The father of a fugitive college student, arrested Wednesday night for murder after a nationwide manhunt, was a UTEP football player in the 1980’s, ABC-7 has confirmed. Robert Manfredonia, 54, played defensive back for the Miners from 1984 to 1987, the university indicated. Through an attorney, he had called for his 23-year-old
Continue Reading As the NBA continues to explore options for the season’s return, including playing the rest of the season in a closed environment, news reports say family members may be allowed in. The league and the National Basketball Players Association are making progress on a plan that would allow players’ family members to stay within the
Continue Reading Two billboards near the Indiana border suggest travelers may want to think twice before visiting Michigan while the state’s coronavirus policies are in place. As vehicles leave Indiana, they encounter an electronic sign that reads: “Now Entering Michigan: Really? You’re sure about this?” Likewise, southbound travelers are greeted with a sign as they cross into
Continue Reading We feel you, Lisa Kudrow. Kudrow recently talked to “Entertainment Tonight” about the planned “Friends” reunion, saying “I can’t wait for it to happen.” “The six of us haven’t been in a room together in front of people in 25 years and only once a few years ago, privately for dinner,” she said. “I can
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EL PASO, Texas — Could Tesla motors be moving to El Paso? The car company is said to be looking for a new home for its headquarters and for a manufacturing facility. Owner Elon Musk has reportedly narrowed down the search to a few states, including Texas. In an effort to promote the benefits of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK, Pa. (WPMT) — The 2020 York State Fair has been canceled due to COVID-19 safety concerns, organizers announced Wednesday. It’s the first time since the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic that the York Fair has been canceled. The decision was made after a Fair Board meeting on
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico reported an additional 127 positive tests for the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 7,252 – with McKinley and San Juan counties, in the northwest corner, accounting for more than half of those cases. Four new deaths were also reported, taking the state’s fatalities to 329,
Continue Reading Almost six years ago, Eric Garner took his last breath after being put in a chokehold by a New York City police officer. His last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry in the Black Lives Matter protest movement. This week, the same words were used by George Floyd, a black man who died
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